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Although Joey's suggestion to guide British public opinion was finally accepted by his father, Joey was not ready to let go and brought himself into this old prime minister in the ditch.

"Father, although Britain's foreign policy claims to be glorious and isolated, in fact, they have never been indifferent to the changes in the situation on the European continent, but have always been enthusiastic about creating hot spots." Joey glanced at the stern old prime minister.

"For example, last year's Berlin Conference, which dragged us into the Balkans and the Near East, which had no interests, was a beautiful diplomatic method for the British to create contradictions without contradictions."

Joy emphasized the problems of the Berlin Conference several times in one night, and finally made the old prime minister unable to sit still, and seeing that the old prime minister finally twisted his body uneasily, Joy decided to stop in moderation, and if he continued, tonight's conversation was likely to turn sour.

"My South American foreign policy was inspired by the beautiful diplomatic strategy of the British. If they can, with the help of Austria, drag the irrelevant Germany into the fire pit of the Balkans and the Near East, then we can drag Britain into South America, into the game of the alliance of the great powers, with the help of the greedy Russians! ”

"Put Russia .... Drag the British in with the Russians, how come there is a Russian business again?! Crown Prince Frederick asked in surprise, just about to raise the coffee cup, and put it down again, but the coffee did not refresh himself with Joey's words.

The old prime minister also put down the cigar on his lips and looked at Joey seriously.

"Yes, Father. Drag the British into South America with the Russians. Joy re-emphasized his thoughts.

"What reason allowed the Russians to enter South America? Who did the Russians support when they got in? How did the Russians support him? The old prime minister suddenly spoke up and asked Joey three questions in a row.

"My lord, there are actually many reasons for the Russians to enter South America, such as the 2 billion franc loan, such as the war with the British cannot always burn in their own door, such as the fact that if you have money, you should make trouble for the British all over the world, cough." Joey glanced at his father a little embarrassed, and continued, "For example, the Russians want to export industrial equipment, for example, the Russians want to wash their leather boots in the Pacific Ocean. ”

"Jojo, don't play tricks on you, this is discussing foreign affairs, everything must be made clear." The crown prince looked at Joey and said with an unhappy face.

"Yes, father." Joey began to empathize with the Russians one reason at a time.

"For the 2 billion francs loan from the French, I can guarantee that the Russians dream of a second, third, and forever. Since the Russians are so greedy, if we tell them that their dream of borrowing money from the French is realizable, why don't the Russians do it? ”

"The Russians continue to ask the French for loans, isn't this pushing the Russians on the French?! This is not in the interests of Germany. Crown Prince Frederick objected first, and at the same time the old prime minister also had a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Father, my lord, I would like to ask the question, can the Reich lend 2 billion francs to the Russians in a month?"

"No, the empire doesn't have that much money." Crown Prince Frederick shook his head, even if he had this money, he would never spend it like this.

"Then I would like to ask you, is the Reich sure that it will defeat both the French and the Russians at the same time?"

Crown Prince Frederick and Lao Zai glanced at each other and replied in unison, "I'm not sure. ”

"Since we can't give money to the Russians, and we can't defeat them, and this time the Russians' blackmail has succeeded again, father, my lord, what can we do to stop the Russians from coming again, creating tension on the German-Russian border again, and by the way, letting the French write a check?"

"If I were French, and somebody was creating tension on the other side of my enemy, and my enemy was on both sides, I would be willing to spend money on it, and it might not be 2 billion francs anymore, but 500 million francs, or a billion francs, would it always be affordable, right?"

"For the sake of money, the Russians can't do anything, the Russians may not be able to win against the British at sea, but on land they have fought with the British and French forces, and in the end they lost, but I think this group of Russians will not be afraid of Prussia in land warfare."

"On the German-Russian border, engaging in acting and making some offensive gestures will not only help the tsar stabilize the domestic situation and suppress opposing voices, but also benefit from the French, if I were the tsar, I would never tire of it." In the presence of his father and the old prime minister, Joey dissected the most essential side of a Russian ruler.

The bear that tastes the sweetness will not change his greedy nature, but will only be cheeky and repeat and repeat this sweet thing.

"Your Royal Highness, that's why I want to implement the policy of alliance with the mainland to avoid the above-mentioned things from happening." The old prime minister spoke.

"My lord, the policy you said is indeed a good idea." Joey first complimented the old prime minister, "But is there any other way besides containment?" For example, learn from the British and make a trap according to the situation? ”

"Your Royal Highness, what are you going to do in this situation?" The old prime minister gently put down the cigar in his hand and asked seriously.

"My lord, taking advantage of Germany's unwillingness to go to war on both sides, threatening Germany to earn money from the French, the Russians will figure this matter out sooner or later, since we can't hide it, why don't we simply tell the Russians generously that we are willing to put on a good show with them and help the Russians cheat money from the French, well, borrow money to spend."

"How to deceive?" Crown Prince Frederick ignored Joey's careful thinking and asked.

"First of all, tell the Russians that there is such a routine of borrowing money from the French, as long as Russia is short of money, Germany does not mind cooperating with Russia, and performing a show with France on tense relations between Germany and Russia, artificially creating some tensions, so that the French can open their money bags happily."

"A bear with money is not a good thing for Germany." Lao Zai retorted instead.

"If it is a hard-working bear who earns money from his hard work, this bear is indeed the most terrible enemy of the empire, but a bear that is accustomed to falling pie in the sky and receiving feeding, even if it can hurt people, is not so terrible." Joey said with a smile.

In addition, a bear who is accustomed to getting something for nothing will surely fall in love with the habit of spending lavishly. Father, my lord, you all already know the style of Grand Duke Sergei throwing money. ”

Hearing that Joey moved out of Grand Duke Sergei, the crown prince and the old prime minister could only reluctantly admit that it was indeed another nature of Russians besides greed to like luxury.

"The key is that we still have public opinion at our disposal, as long as the Russians borrow money from the French, we can launch a public opinion war behind our backs anytime and anywhere, and expose all this to the French people!"

"What would the French people think if they learned that they would give nearly 1,000 francs a year to distant Russians, which was equivalent to the annual income of a Frenchman, and that most of it was not spent on the Russian-German conflict, but was wasted by the Russians on jewelry, perfumes, fur coats, and countless other luxuries given to women?!"

"A democracy, I think it will be even more lively then than in French politics lately." Joey shrugged his shoulders.

"The most important thing is that after several performances like this by Germany and Russia, when the truth is revealed, the Russians will be equivalent to the shepherds who shouted wolf in the eyes of the French." Although the old prime minister said indifferently, his eyes flashed with joy.

"That's right, when it is exposed, it is when the French hate the Russians, and the Russians, who can't borrow money, will also be disgruntled." Joey nodded, then said in a lengthened tone, "It's just this time to debunk...."

The old prime minister greeted Joey with a heartfelt heart, and said in his heart, "This opportunity will be grasped by me." ”

"Now the whole world is on the monetary gold standard, I don't believe that the French gold can fill the greedy heart of this bear, when the French don't borrow money, the bear will definitely default, the contradiction of money, is the contradiction of interests, nothing can destroy friendship and trust more than money." Joey laughed and said, "A Russian-French alliance that destroys trust between each other is not a powerful alliance. ”

"Your Royal Highness, you have no way to create contradictions, and your means are no worse than the British." The old prime minister couldn't help but say.

Looking at his smiling son, Crown Prince Frederick also understood that he had no psychological burden at all about blackmailing the French, but watching his son keep digging holes for the French, Crown Prince Frederick's heart suddenly flashed with that little man with big eyes and a smile.

The crown prince couldn't help but rub his nose in the end, and said in his heart, "Qiaoqiao, you are so cheating on France, your little girlfriend is French." ”

Looking at Joey and the old prime minister, who were very interested, the crown prince swallowed back the words to his mouth, and said in his heart, "Forget it, let Vicky talk to Joey another day, Vicky has talked to me about that little girl many times, and it can't go on like this." ”

At this time, Joey's heart, which took so much care of it, was already all on the planning of this diplomatic game on a twilight night, "Secondly, after we help the Russians get the money, in addition to applauding the extravagant behavior of the Russians, we also need the Russians to scatter the borrowed money to Germany." ”

Hearing that the money that was going to be swindled by the Russians would finally be sprinkled on Germany, the spirit of Crown Prince Frederick and the old chancellor came again, and they pricked up their ears for fear of missing something.

"The best way to make money from rich people is to tell them that they are safe and profitable. For example, on the one hand, we have to tell the rich Russians that they have a sense of happiness living in Germany and that their money is safest in Germany, and on the other hand, we have to tell the rich Russians that Germany has the best financial products. ”

In Joey's previous life, the company that sold luxury goods sold luxury goods for a lifetime, and it was not worth the US government selling a day's national debt, and as for the rich people transferring their assets and savings to Europe and the United States, it was the most popular thing for the emerging aristocracy of an authoritarian country like Tsarist Russia.

"Jojo, so the last time Mr. Merck came to the palace, you talked with Mr. Merck for a long time about banks, bonds, and funds, just for the Russians?" The crown prince was taken aback by Joey's foresight.

"Of course not. Father, I have such a long-term vision, I just think that the new system of banks, bonds, and funds that Mr. Merck is going to set up is itself to raise money, and since it is financing, it means borrowing money from the rich. ”

When Merck and his son came to the palace in mid-May, Joey gave a detailed introduction to his past life, such as hedge funds, credit funds and other money games. As soon as Joy finished talking about the rules of the money game, Mr. Merck understood how they were supposed to play in the stock market, and then Mr. Merck and Sir Georg Wilhelm von Siemens began to draft a new law on banking, securities and foreign exchange in the German Empire.

The purpose of the new bill is to establish the rules of the game on the one hand, and to ensure that such aggressive financial policies do not get out of hand.

"The rich in Germany and the rich in Russia are all rich, and as long as they are rich, they are the best source of funds for the financiers."

"Of course, for ordinary Germans, I have always been against participating in such a high-risk money game, and the risks that the rich can afford are not necessarily those that the poor can bear."

When the old prime minister heard this, a hint of intriguing smile hung on the corner of his mouth, "Financing, the risk that the rich can bear, interesting, isn't this just gambling, as long as the gambling game is big enough, the rich will not be able to bear it, since it comes to gambling, should I tell me what I think......"

"In short, I would suggest that Mr. Merck and Mr. Siemens use a privacy-focused and super-secure banking system to absorb Russian deposits, and then use high-yield urban construction bonds to absorb Russian hot money, so that wealthy Russians can fall in love with the German banking and bond system." Joey didn't notice the Prime Minister's expression and continued to explain to his father.

As for hedge funds, credit funds are Joey's secret weapon, and Joey is not ready to say it so early.

Absorbing foreign currencies and deposits has always been the dream of Crown Prince Frederick, the head of the economy of the German Empire, and of course the dream of German bankers led by Merck and Siemens.

In the era of the gold standard, the more currency inflows into a country, it means that the country has more gold reserves, more gold, more wealth, and more things can be done.

"Jojo, the money that the Russians deposited in Germany, and the money they used to buy German bonds, will eventually have to be returned, especially when there is a conflict between Germany and Russia, and this is a living money." Although Crown Prince Frederick knew that his question had nothing to do with the things to be discussed in the evening, he couldn't help but ask a question.

Joey scratched his head and glanced at the old prime minister sitting in his chair, a little hesitant.

The old prime minister played with the matchbox in his hand with his own thoughts, with an indispensable expression.

"Qiaoqiao, His Royal Highness the Prince is the head of the Imperial Government, whether you say it tonight or not, I will always report to His Royal Highness." Crown Prince Frederick said open-mindedly.

"Yes." Joey nodded, "Whether it's live money or hot money, for them, as long as the return on investment is high and the deposits and withdrawals are safe, then we can't get rid of them, because money is profit-seeking." ”

"As for them to run." Joey touched his nose, "Actually, there are hundreds of ways to prevent them from running, and later Mr. Merck and Mr. Siemens will submit to you the new draft of the Imperial Bank Law, the Securities Law and the Foreign Exchange Exchange Law, which include a large number of measures to protect deposits and encourage investment, as well as a large number of measures to control foreign exchange and restrict gold and silver transactions in extraordinary times." ”

Joey glanced at his father and the old prime minister, and said in a low voice, "In short, it is easy to exchange money in peacetime, but in extraordinary times such as war, the gold stored in the imperial treasury can only be the empire's, and as for the post-war, the gold of the defeated country should be an indemnity, and it needs to be returned there, isn't it....."

Crown Prince Frederick and Lao Zai looked at each other, dumbfounded.

Finally, Crown Prince Frederick waved his hand and said, "Joey, let's get to the point, talk about how to get the Russians to bring the British in on the South American issue." ”

Crown Prince Frederick was not disgusted by the moral unscrupulousness of his son, or in other words, the unscrupulous means to achieve an end beneficial to Germany, and the application of this Machiavellian philosophy to the German economy and even diplomacy, after all, Frederick the Great of the Hohenzollern family had always believed in the "Treatise on the Monarch".

Even so, the crown prince still felt that his son knew too much and used it too well.